Ethiopia vs Euro area: Interest payments (% of revenue)
Interest payments (% of revenue) over time
- Ethiopia
- Euro area
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 12.6% against 2.9% in Euro area, a difference of 9.7%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 4.4 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Euro area ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 41st and Euro area ranks 39th of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Euro area in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 8.9% | 3.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 5.4% | 3.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 5.0% | 1.3% | Euro area |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 2.9% | 6.6% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Ethiopia or Euro area?
- Ethiopia, at 12.6% against 2.9% in Euro area as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Ethiopia and Euro area?
- 9.7%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Euro area?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Euro area rank globally for interest payments?
- Ethiopia ranks 41st and Euro area ranks 39th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.